Follow up from Forrest

Re: Follow up from Forrest

Tony Zaffuto

>Todd,

I'd suggest looking at a phase conversion device prior to changing motors. I bought most of a school shop full of 3 phase equipment for $.10 on the dollar of worth. I got a rotary phase conversion device, and works fine. A cheaper device is called a static phase converter.

T.Z.

Re: Follow up from Forrest

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>I really don't understand why you think you are a ninny for getting into three phase power. It opens up a whole new world of opportunities for the acquistion of used power equipment at very affordable prices. Just make sure you point out to all the garage shop guys you are bidding against that the motors on all that useless machinery is three phase, and that they can't get three phase from FP&L in their residential subdivision. Just don't let them know that they could make a rotary phase converter from some more of that useless machinery and the info Forrest provided. While you may not need the power tools for your woodworking, it sure helps if you want to do machining, like making your own tools.

Re: Follow up from Forrest

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Thanks for the add'l info fellas.

Jokingly call my self a ninny simply because I didn't realize it was a 3 phase motor at the time I bought it, when it says it right on the tag. Looks like it might be the best goof I ever made tho eh?

Went on a road trip to a flea market last Monday with a buddy. He bought a nice older Stanley level from a fellow, and asked him to hold it while we went shopping some more. come time to leave we go back to get the level, which he got, but set it down to look at some other stuff, and dang if he didn't leave it there,(which I think was just a ploy to jusify going again to his wife) so tomorrow he needs to make that road trip again to get it. Was talking to him on the 'phone today and I said "Can't believe you did that!" To which he replied, "AT least I didn't buy a 3 phase motor". Uh huh, he may be laughing now, but once I get this all worked out, THAN well see who's laughing! ;~) Ahhhhhhhhhh well, all in fun eh?

Todd O.

'splain more William

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>about making a rotory phase converter from the other stuff. I could go buy one surely, but hey, if I can make one from scrounged material I'd enjoy that even better, besides right now the $200 for a "store bought" one is going to come kinda' dryly. :~(

You can bet your sweet bippy that from here on in I'll be more alert to what I'm buying, and will definately use the "to bad it's 3 phase" ploy every chance I get.

Would like to say a special thanks to Dan for calling Forrest's attention to this matter over on the dusty side.

Kinda' curious also as to weather anybody else is finding this thread/info to be useful.

Todd O.

Re: 'splain more William

William Duffield, on the Cohansey

>Here are a couple of links to tutorials from people who I'm gonna guess know something more than I do about this:

http://home.att.net/~waterfront-woods/Articles/phaseconverter.htm

http://www.metalwebnews.com/howto/ph-conv/ph-conv.html

Re: 'splain more William

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Thanks for the great looking links William. I have them book marked for future study.

Thanks again.

Todd O.

Re: 'splain more William

Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida

>If you can get all of that 3-phase stuff figured out, it could be a path to some cheep woodworking machinery in the future (if you have room for the big iron). I went to an auction of machinery from a cabinet shop the other year, but when I discovered that it was all 3-phase stuff, I left (and I would have needed a fork lift to move most of the stuff).